by Tyler Durden
Thursday, Jul 15, 2021 - 07:40 PM
It isn't just the U.S. where Taiwan Semiconductor is looking to expand its footprint. Not only has TSMC made headlines for proposing to expand production into the United States, as we have documented numerous times, but now it is making headlines for how it has become the center of the semiconductor world - and how that can leave the world vulnerable.
Now, the semi giant, in the midst of a global semi shortage, is looking to deploy new infrastructure in Japan for the first time in the company's history, according to Nikkei. The plans are not included in TSMC's already-disclosed three year, $100 billion capex budget for expansion.